February 20, 2018
Recruitment Truth and Lies – #MTtalk Roundup
Recruitment: Two Sides of the Coin Recruitment is no “walk in the park” for employers, or for the people who are seeking employment. Each side…
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January 23, 2018
Saying Yes When You Mean No – #MTtalk Roundup
No: A Cultural Conundrum I read a few studies recently that analyzed how different cultures view and use the word “No.” Reading these research…
December 12, 2017
Things That Interfere With My Family Time – #MTtalk Roundup
Present, But Disconnected Over the past few weeks, I’ve seen and heard a few things that emphasize how poorly we can sometimes choose…
November 28, 2017
How to Ensure That Minorities Matter – #MTtalk Roundup
Turning a Blind Eye “There are two ways to be fooled. One is to believe what isn’t true; the other is to…
November 14, 2017
Small Choices, Big Changes – #MTtalk Roundup
About This Week’s Chat: It May Not Seem Like Much… Starting today, you decide to walk briskly for 20 minutes a day. Not an…
October 17, 2017
#MTtalk: Dress Codes at Work
The Impact of Dress A few years ago, I was helping one of our directors open a new business in Jeffreys Bay, a well-known surfing…
August 22, 2017
Servant Leadership in Action – #MTtalk
“The servant-leader is servant first… It begins with the natural feeling that one wants to serve, to serve first. Then conscious choice brings…
July 11, 2017
Daring to Be Vulnerable – #MTtalk Roundup
“A leader, first and foremost, is human. Only when we have the strength to show our vulnerability can we truly lead.” – Simon…
June 27, 2017
Resilience: Being Ready for Anything – #MTtalk
“A diamond is just a piece of charcoal that handled stress exceptionally well.” – Anonymous About This Week’s Chat What “Resilience” Represents…
May 30, 2017
The Art of Asking Good Questions – #MTtalk Roundup
“Knowledge is knowing the right answer. Intelligence is asking the right questions.” – Unknown. The History Teacher I grew up in an environment where I…
May 16, 2017
#MTtalk: Ageism in the Workplace
Discrimination on the basis of age is as unacceptable as discrimination on the basis of any other aspect of ourselves that we cannot change. ∼…
May 2, 2017
Leading in Uncertain Times – #MTtalk Roundup
“The future is uncertain… but this uncertainty is at the very heart of human creativity.” – Ilya Prigogine, Nobel prize-winning chemist About This Week’s Chat When…